Rough box for burial-caskets.



P. D. SKAHEN.

ROUGH BOX FOR BURIAL GASKETS. APPLICATION FILED DEG.15, 1903 903,798.Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

PATRICK D. SKAHEN, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK ROU' G-H BOX FORBURIAL-CASKETS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK D. SKAI-IEN, citizen of the United States,and resident of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rough Boxes forBurial- Caskets, of which the following, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to the species of rough-boxes which are formed ofsheet metal, and are designed to inclose burialcaskets.

The object of my present invention is to provide the box with a lidwhich shall be more securely seated upon the box and at the same timeserve to brace the top of the box so as to prevent its being crushed orsprung inwardly by the pressure of the earth on the outer sides of thebox when buried. And the object also is to provide the said lid with amuffler of any suitable material applied to the top of the lid andisolated from the interior of the box. And the object furthermore is toeffectually brace the lid so as to prevent its springing downward and tosafely sustain the weight of the earth deposited upon it when buried.And to that end the invention consists in the improved construction ofthe lid as hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 is a transversesection of the upper portion of a rough-box or casketinclosing boxembodying my invention, and Figs. 2 and 3 are transverse sectional viewsillustrating modifications of my invention.

-AA represent the side walls of the rough-box which are composed ofsheet metal and are formed with outwardly projecting horizontal ledges(oaon their tops, and B represents one of the endwalls thereof, whichlatter walls are formed with like ledges (not necessary to be shown).

C represents the lid which is composed of a single sheet metal plate.Said lid is formed with upwardly projecting.

walls a a which engage the inner faces of the walls of the box.Extending outwardly from said walls a a of the lid are horizontalflanges --Z which are seated upon the horizontal ledges aa of the boxand which terminate with downwardly projecting ribs Z b embracing theedges of said ledges.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 15, 1903.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908 Serial No. 185,280 1 l By reason of the upwardlyprojecting walls of the lid engaging the inner faces of the walls of thebox and the ribs b -b embracing the ledges, as stated, the walls of thebox are rigidly braced so as to enable them to effectually resist theinward pres sure of the earth filling the grave, and at the same timethe lid is effectually prevented from shifting laterally andlongitudinally.

-c denotes a mufller formed of wood, cement or other suitable materialwhich is incapable of transmitting sound. This muffler is seated uponthe top of the lid and is formed with shoulders (Z(Z abutting againstthe aforesaid walls a a of said lid. The portion of said lid between thewalls of the box may be formed flat as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings, or crowning as shown in Fig. 3. In some cases I prefer to formthe said muffler e with horizontal marginal plates -c -c which areseated on the flanges -bbof the lid and are firmly secured thereto bymeans of either rivets or screws e --e passing through the plates andflanges as shown in Fig. 2. The said muflicr may be formed in one pieceof wood as represented in Figs. 2 and 3, or of cement or similarmaterial as shown in Fig. 1. lVith this latter material for theconstruction of the muffler, I prefer to employ a shield fplaced overthe muffler and which spans the lid to serve as a truss forstrengthening the lid and prevent ing it from being bent by the weightof the earth cast upon it when buried. In this instance, the shield isformed with horizontal marginal portions 00 seated upon the flanges Z)-bof the lid and secured thereto by means of the aforesaid rivets orscrews c -e IV hat I claim is 1. The combination with a box; of a lidcomposed of a single sheet metal plate formed with upwardly projectingwalls bracing the inner faces of the walls of the box, and withhorizontal flanges extending outwardly from the upwardly projectingwalls and seated upon the upper faces of the box, and a solid crowningmutiier permanently seated upon the lid and abutting against the wallsof the lid, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In combination with a box; of a lid composed of a single sheet-metalplate and having upwardly projecting walls bracing the inner faces ofthe walls of the box, and

horizontal flanges extending outwardly from the upwardly projectingwalls and seated on the horizontal edges of the box, and a mufllerresting upon the central portion of the lid and having a convex topsurface, and a shield composed of a single sheet-metal plate spanningthe muffler and having its marginal portion secured to the marginalportion of the lid, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination with a box provided with horizontal ledges on thetops of its walls, of a lid composed of a single sheet metal plateformed with upwardly projecting walls bracing the inner faces of thewalls of the box andwith horizontal flanges extending outwardly from theupwardly projecting walls and seated upon the horizontal ledges of thebox, a muflier seated upon the lid and abutting against the wallsthereof, and a shield spanning the muffler and fastened to the lid asset forth.

PATRICK D. SKAHEN. l/Vitnessesz J. J. LAASS, W. H. MEIER, Jr.

